Research Interests: Polymers, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry
The key to future technology is the design and fabrication of functional materials having structures ordered down to the molecular level. This goal can't be reached by conventional "top-down" approaches and remains as the "holy grail" using synthetic materials such as block copolymers. In addition, there have been limitations in the functionalization of these nanostructured materials. On the other hand, nature has made a dizzying array of materials using a few building blocks. Remarkable progress has been made in de novo protein design and various peptides have been designed with well-defined structure-sequence relationship and are able to mimic or exceed natural protein functions with much more simple, yet robust, structures. Researches in Xu's group take advantage of the recent developments in de novo protein design and peptidomimetics, polymer science and nanoparticles synthesis and manipulation, and use designed peptides and proteins in concert with the self-assembly of block copolymers, conjugated molecule and nanoparticles as platforms to generate nanostructured materials. Her group aims to generate hierarchical structures spanning multi-length scales down to few nanometers with built-in biological, electrical and magnetic functionalities. Her research group focuses on a fundamental understanding of the physics of assemblage on multiple length scales leading to the design and assembly of functional thin films with tailored functionalities.

【 在 GoBlue (Wolverines) 的大作中提到: 】
: introduction:
: http://chem.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/xu/xu.html
: group page:
: http://www.mse.berkeley.edu/groups/xu/index.htm
: Research Interests: Polymers, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry
: The key to future technology is the design and fabrication of functional
materials having structures ordered down to the molecular level. This goal
can't be reached by conventional "top-down" approaches and remains as the "
holy grail" using synthetic materials such as block copolymers. In addition,
there have been limitations in the functionalization of these
nanostructured materials. On the other hand, nature has made a dizzying
array of materials using a few building blocks. Remarkable progre: ss has
been made in de novo protein design and various peptides have been designed
with well-defined structure-sequence relationship and are able to mimic or
exceed natural protein functions with much more simple, yet robust,
structures. Researches in Xu's group take advantage of the recent
developments in de novo protein design and peptidomimetics, polymer science
and nanoparticles synthesis and manipulation, and use designed peptides and
proteins in concert with the self-assembly of block cop: olymers, conjugated
molecule and nanoparticles as platforms to generate nanostructured
materials. Her group aims to generate hierarchical structures spanning multi
-length scales down to few nanometers with built-in biological, electrical
and magnetic functionalities. Her research group focuses on a fundamental
understanding of the physics of assemblage on multiple length scales leading
to the design and assembly of functional thin films with tailored
functionalities.
:
: Biography:
: ...................

06年出去那个MIT的不知道怎么样了。
【 在 GoBlue (Wolverines) 的大作中提到: 】
: introduction:
: http://chem.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/xu/xu.html
: group page:
: http://www.mse.berkeley.edu/groups/xu/index.htm
: Research Interests: Polymers, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry
: The key to future technology is the design and fabrication of functional
materials having structures ordered down to the molecular level. This goal
can't be reached by conventional "top-down" approaches and remains as the "
holy grail" using synthetic materials such as block copolymers. In addition,
there have been limitations in the functionalization of these
nanostructured materials. On the other hand, nature has made a dizzying
array of materials using a few building blocks. Remarkable progre: ss has
been made in de novo protein design and various peptides have been designed
with well-defined structure-sequence relationship and are able to mimic or
exceed natural protein functions with much more simple, yet robust,
structures. Researches in Xu's group take advantage of the recent
developments in de novo protein design and peptidomimetics, polymer science
and nanoparticles synthesis and manipulation, and use designed peptides and
proteins in concert with the self-assembly of block cop: olymers, conjugated
molecule and nanoparticles as platforms to generate nanostructured
materials. Her group aims to generate hierarchical structures spanning multi
-length scales down to few nanometers with built-in biological, electrical
and magnetic functionalities. Her research group focuses on a fundamental
understanding of the physics of assemblage on multiple length scales leading
to the design and assembly of functional thin films with tailored
functionalities.
:
: Biography:
: ...................

据说拿MS走人了
【 在 TXHuan (凋谢了的德州郁金香) 的大作中提到: 】
: 06年出去那个MIT的不知道怎么样了。
: materials having structures ordered down to the molecular level. This goal
: can't be reached by conventional "top-down" approaches and remains as the "
: holy grail" using synthetic materials such as block copolymers. In
addition,
: there have been limitations in the functionalization of these
: nanostructured materials. On the other hand, nature has made a dizzying
: array of materials using a few building blocks. Remarkable progre: ss has
: been made in de novo protein design and various peptides have been
designed
: with well-defined structure-sequence relationship and are able to mimic or
: exceed natural protein functions with much more simple, yet robust,
: ...................